Hoddle has no sympathy for Bent over his language barrier with former Spurs boss Ramos

Glenn Hoddle has little sympathy for Tottenham striker Darren Bent, who claimed former manager Juande Ramos 'spoke only about four words to me all year.'

Bent is thriving under Harry Redknapp and is set to play for Engalnd against Germany tomorrow. But ex-Spurs boss Hoddle said: 'If that was a a problem then he should have knocked on the manager's door and said what he needed to say then.

Changing times: It's all smiles now for Tottenham's in-form striker Darren Bent, but it was a different story under Juande Ramos.

'You can always have that excuse after the event.'

Ramos spoke little English and used his assistant Guy Poyet as a translator. Hoddle believes clubs must realise the dangers of bringing in overseas managers whose English is poor.

He said: 'There can be major advantages of bringing foreign managers. It's worked at certain clubs but it's important for them to be able to speak English.

'If there is a language barrier then the manager will never get across what he wants to the players. Communication is vital.

'People who want to bring in foreign managers must look at this or else it can set them back rather than take the club forward.

'You always have a change in motivation level when a new manager comes in. It happened when Ramos took over.

'The test is to keep the consistency going and I'm sure Harry is capable of doing that.'